*ALTERNATE SIGNER: By signing on behalf of the beneficiary/claimant, I certify that the claimant is: under the age of 18, mentally incompetent to provide substantially accurate information needed to complete the form or to certify that the statements made on the form are true and complete, or physically unable to sign the form
*ALTERNATE SIGNER: By signing on behalf of the beneficiary/claimant, I certify that I am: a court-appointed representative, a person who is responsible for the care of the claimant, to include but not limited to a spouse or other relative, or a manager or principal officer acting on behalf of an institution which is responsible for the care of the claimant.
an attorney in fact or agent authorized to act on behalf of the claimant under a durable power of attorney,
PENALTY: The law provides severe penalties which include fine or imprisonment, or both, for the willful submission of any statement or evidence of a materialfact,knowingit to be false, or for the fraudulent acceptance of any payment to which you are not entitled.
PRIVACY ACT INFORMATION: VA will not disclose information collected on this form to any source other than what has been authorized under the Privacy Act of 1974 or Title Codeof 38,Federal Regulations 1.576 for routine uses (i.e., civil or criminal law enforcement, congressional communications, epidemiological or research studies, the collection of owedto the United States, litigation in which the United States is a party or has an interest, the administration of VA programs and delivery of VA benefits, verification money of identityandstatus, and personnel administration) as identified in the VA system of records, 58VA21/22/28, Compensation, Pension, Education, and Veteran Readiness and Records - VA, published in the Federal Register. Your obligation to respond is required to obtain or retain benefits. Giving us your and your dependents' SSN Employment information accountis mandatory. Applicants are required to provide their SSN and the SSN of any dependents for whom benefits are claimed under Title 38 USC 5101 (c1 VA Thewillnotdeny an individual benefits for refusing to provide his or her SSN unless the disclosure of the SSN is required by Federal Statute of law in effect prior to January 1, 1975, and still in effect. Information that you furnish may be utilized in computer matching programs with other Federal or state agencies for the purposeofyour determining eligibilityto receive VA benefits, as well as to collect any amount owed to the United States by virtue of your participation in any benefit program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
RESPONDENT BURDEN: We need this information to determine marital status and eligibility for an additional allowance for dependents under 38 U.S.C. 1115. Title 38, United States Code, allows us to ask for this information. We estimate that you will need an average of 30 minutes to review the instructions, find the informationandthis complete if ofinformation form. VA cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless a valid OMB control number is displayed. You are not required to respond to a collection this number is not displayed. Valid OMB control numbers can be located on the OMB Internet Page at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. If desired,youcancall 1-800-827-1000 to get information on where to send comments or suggestions about this form.